3 Things

1. We celebrated our 3 year anniversary this past weekend!!! Yay us! We took off work Friday and went to the lake house Thursday to meander around on lazy time and get some sun. On Saturday, we took off for Dallas and went on a shopping spree. Yes. Shopping spree. It was sooooo much fun. Lee got really into it and had an equally great time.
2. On Monday, Lee woke me up to give me the Nikon D90 that I have been wanting. I was excited, surprised and intimidated by that thing. I can't wait to locate and stalk some great photography blogs now.
3. This morning we woke up to find that we had been robbed. Yes, robbed. Some losers stole all 4 tires off Lee's truck. They used the blocks from our neighbors flowerbed to lift the truck. Ridiculous. I was last told that we were 1 of the 4 houses targeted. I'm curious to see what the final count is. A paper boy spooked the losers in the midst of them targeting another home about 4am this morning. They have somewhat of an ID on the vehicle. Scary to think we were sleeping the whole time. Makes you feel kinda dirty or something, ya know? I hope they find the lame sucky suckersons that did this.

Nails & Stuff

I had a permanency review in court for my CASA case. What is CASA? You can learn more HERE! I have been an advocate since 2007 and encourage you to check it out or donate your mula to help be a voice for children that can't speak for themselves.

I left work early to attend the case review and then I managed to squeeze in a mani/pedi since I had taken the rest of the day off work. And I have a new favorite color. I seriously see myself getting this color the next 15 times I go. It's a great blend of neutral with a dash of pink. Love. The color is Fair Dinkum Pinkum. Silly, I know.

Lee and I grabbed dinner at a new favorite burger place in town. OMG it was sooo good. They have only been open a month but my BFF Taylor says she has already gone there several times so we took it upon ourselves to finally see for ourselves. Low and behold, we bumped into Taylor at the burger joint! Ha! The Garage is the name and it's on Main. We sat down with friends while we chomped on burger yumminess. O man it was so good. I got the eggonater or something. It's a cheeseburger with a fried egg on it. Healthy, huh? My hubby is a burger connoisseur but I see us going back again again to The Garage.

O and Scotty won Idol and I called it. After Haley Reinhart got eliminated last week, my Idol fascination diminished and I didn't vote Tuesday, but I called it on Scotty winning. Country fans are intense and he's seem so genuine and dang talented too. Still, I would buy Haley Reinhart's CD over his and that's how I vote...because I know you want to know!  

Mason Jar Meal

These meals look stylish and yummy. THIS blog will leave you feeling hungry and full of ideas. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Wknd Happenings

Whelp, the dance recital was too gosh darn cute. Lee and I had such a good time cheering for our niece and nephew this past Friday. Gosh. They are seriously cute. I ended up getting them roses. No time for the candy bouquet. Pink for the niece and red for the nephew. We grabbed Mexican food after the recital and then headed home. It was close to midnight by the time we got to Nana's. Saturday morning we took off for my home town at the other end of the state where my family threw me a belated birthday party. We chomped on my menu pickings for the night: lasagna, salad, twisty bread sticks, homemade banana ice cream and Grandma's Famous Strawberry Cake...

I was surprised and super excited that mom had received a call from one of my favorite stores to pickup a birthday gift ordered over the phone from my auntie in Alabama! How sweet?! I can't wait to spend the gift certificate. I know I will have no problem doing that.

I recently found out that my roomie x2 from college and childhood buddy since grade school is moving to her hubby's hometown in PA. They sold their house in 14 days! Isn't that crazy cool?! I am too excited for the opportunities that are being provided to them. I know I will miss their faces, but it's not like I'm saying goodbye forever. On Sunday I went and gave their daughter Rian about a million kisses, read her favorite books to her and watched cartoons. She loves to plop down in your lap while you read.

We then played dress up because I insisted on styling her in her new skinny jeans and gold gladiator sandals. Her little tee says that she loves shoes and she does. She cries when you take her shoes off!  Ha!